All manuscripts submitted to STEM must address the implications and applications of research in English teaching and learning through movies, TV dramas, and other media. In the case of research on linguistics and literature, it must be relevant to using movies or multimedia.

STEM invites submissions in the following topics:

Topics and contents should be related to a theory of teaching English and its acquisition and practice in the classroom through using visualmedia such as movies, TV dramas, and games, various multimedia such as web-based contents, mobile apps, and educational appliances, graphic novels and comics. Any article from adjacent studies such as linguistics or literature should contain the educational and pedagogical implications for language learning and teaching through the media mentioned above.

In addition, they must present original insights in the field as manuscripts that have not been previously published elsewhere.

Submissions must include a two hundred word abstract and at least three key words (Indicate the word count in parentheses.). Send one electronic copy of the manuscript to the editor using MS word (ver.2003 or higher version) as attachment. In the accompanying paper, please specify the author’s manuscript title, name, address, phone number (home, office, and cell phone), fax number, and email address.

Submissions should not exceed 25 pages in length including references (at least 15 pages). The manuscript should be written on A4 paper. APA style is used for text, references, and notes. Detailed style guidelines, including examples, are available on the STEM web site: www.stemedia.co.kr

1. The manuscript style

1) Margins and Line Spacing

The left and right margins should be 4.2 cm; the top margin 5 cm, bottom margin 5.2 cm; the top header, 4.2 cm; the bottom header, 1 cm. The line spacing of the title, the main text, and the reference list should be set to 14.5-point, while that of the abstract should be set to 12.5-point, and footnotes should be set to 10-point.

1) Manuscripts will be acknowledged by the editor upon receipt. STEM Journal uses the blind review system. Articles submitted will be sent to three reviewers whose area of expertise includes the subject of the manuscript. The manuscript will be rated by reviewers as “publish without revisions,” “publish with revisions,” “revise and submit for reevaluation,” or “reject.” The writer will be informed of whether the article will be published or not about a month after the submission deadline.

2) The correction of the manuscript proof will be the responsibility of the author.

3) The author must pay a small amount of the printing fee for publication. If the total page number exceeds the standard total page number, the author must pay an extra 10, 000 won per page.

First-time users will be asked to register. If you have any question, ask the journal editor via email (stem@stemedia.co.kr)

STEM Call for Movie/Book Review

We are also inviting readers to propose books, movies, games, graphic novels or multimedia programs that they wish to review. Books should be rooted in scholarly analysis and critique and movies should include a general review and can be targeted at practitioners in the field of ELT. Reviews should be up to 3 pages of A4-size paper. Please send ideas to stem@stemedia.co.kr